There had been a strange smile on Ellen's face when she gave her daughter these instructions and Amelia got the strange feeling that her mother was pr...eparing her for something, although she had no idea what that could be. Now, as Amelia got out of bed, she looked up and down her body in her full length mirror. She had auburn hair that fell in waves down her back, which she usually wore in a ponytail or braid. She was a bit on the short side, barely five feet tall, but the benefit was that she. "She'll graduate from Auburn next year with her double-E. She's also a darned good machinist. The guy you're ignoring is her husband, our senior technician, Jason Ellerbee. He's fleshing out his engineering technology degree into his own double-E." Yeah, yeah, yeah ... another guy. She's a cutie." I will pass along your compliments," I said.I drove off knowing that we had that contract. The miracle of modern electronics has me a playlist running Mozart through my speakers, incongruous, perhaps,. " Yeah, I know, it's that guy thing again. Take care of yourself Christine; I'll get back to you after I talk to my attorney about Captain Asshole." I blew her a kiss and broke the connection, then called downstairs to arrange a car to take me to the pawnshop that was holding Phoebe's stuff. I called Anthony Cicarelli's office from the car and left a message that I needed to speak to him.An older woman who reminded me greatly of Shannon's grandmother ran the pawnshop."How can I help you?" I'm. --"Honored guests in attendance I must thank you all in advance for being here on this special occasion. It is a special moment for any father when he knows his son has become a man. It is a even more special moment for a "Master" to see his son earn the title of "Master" himself. However I find myself experiencing probably the most special moment possible as my own son manages to accomplish both at the same time and I'm grateful for having you all here to share this moment with me."--As the.